Antwi shakes off rust for Crusaders

Junior captain Catherine Antwi came up big for the Lowell Catholic girls basketball team on Monday as the Crusaders cruised toa 52-25 win over Mystic Valley in a CAC Upper Division game.

Antwi netted 20 points and had nine steals for the Crusaders (3-4), who were coming off a 25-day layoff.

Senior captain Mckenna Green hit five shots from beyond the arc on her way to a career-high 19 points, while Charlotte Morey also enjoyed a great all-around game scoring seven points and adding eight rebounds and five assists.

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Senior forward Cam Watkins poured in a teamhigh 17 points, as Dracut improves

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Junior guard Ashlee Talbot posted 16 points while senior guard Tati Fevry had 12 and junior guard Brodie Gannon added seven. Dracut returns to MVC play tonight against Chelmsford, with tipoff slated for 6:30 p.m. GREATER LOWELL 53, NORTHEAST 31 » Kaelynn Tanner tallied 12 points, as Grater Lowell (6-4) grabbed a 23-5 lead in the first quarter and never looked back.

Alanis Velez led a solid ensemble potting nine

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(5-2 points, with A’myaha Johnson (eight) and Gigi Ramos (seven) setting the offense in motion.

NORTH MIDDLESEX 49, OAKMONT 35 » Gabby Durham had a game-high 15 points and Lexi Desimone added 10 points as the Patriots improved to 6-5. GROTON-DUNSTABLE 41, MARLBORO 37 » Haly Buchmann had a team-high 12 points for the Crusaders (1-8) and Brooke Barry chupped in with 10 in the victory.

KIPP ACADEMY 34, NOTRE dame ACADEMY 21 » Maeve Mccomas had nine points and 11 rebounds for NDA. Jacqueline Martineau chipped in with six points and two blocks.

Boys basketball

INNOVATION ACADEMY 66, PIONEER CHARTER 51 » Derrick Twum led the way with 20 points, five rebounds and three steals, as the Hawks improved to 8-2.

Up 28-27 lead at halftime, Innovation turned up the intensity in the second half, bolstered by the play of Connor Mcnamara (14 points, four assists, four steals) and Lansana

Kaimachiande (nine points, nine rebounds). MARLBORO 62, GROTONDUNSTABLE 40 » Chris Smith had 12 points to lead the Crusaders (1-8).

Girls hockey

BISHOP GUERTIN 7, LEBANON 1 » Julie Mclaughlin potted five goals and an assist as Bishop Guertin (5-0) rolled to victory.

Jenna Lynch enjoyed a seven-point night scoring a pair of goals, while adding five assists. Riley Goldthwaite and Gracie Menicci each garnered two assists in the blowout. Junior scores 20 points after a 25-day layoff